Sermons
The World Begins Again – December 3, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017 Isaiah 64:1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37; Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 Let us Pray. Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us, let us find […]
Continue ReadingOne of Us – November 26, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday After Pentecost November 26, 2017 Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. […]
Continue ReadingWe Are What We Love – November 19, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 19, 2017 Zephaniah 1:7,12-18; Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 This sure ain’t no “God in heaven story” we get from Matthew today. What a grump—with all this business again about “the weeping and gnashing […]
Continue ReadingKeep Your Lamps Trimmed an Burning… – November 12, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost November 12, 2017 Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16; Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Keep your lamps trimmed an burning, keep your lamps trimmed an burning, keep your lamps trimmed an burning for the time is drawing […]
Continue ReadingAll The Saints – November 6, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of All Saints November 5, 2017 Micah 3:5-12; Psalm 43; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 Let us pray. Lord we thy presence seek; May ours this blessing be; Give us a pure and lowly heart, A temple fit for thee. Amen. William […]
Continue ReadingJust Enough Religion to Make Us Hate – October 29, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 29, 2017 Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 A radio station once ran a contest in which the disc jockey invited listeners to tune in their station on their clock radios as their morning wake […]
Continue ReadingBishop Ian Douglas Sermon – October 22, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Bishiop Ian Douglas St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 22, 2017 Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13) ; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 In the African-American, or Black Church, tradition there is a wonderful call and response phrase that embodies profound theological truths. It goes like this […]
Continue ReadingGorgeous Wedding Garments – October 15, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 15, 2017 Isaiah 25:1-9; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 Have you ever been invited to a wedding and really didn’t want to go? Maybe the bride or groom was the relative of a friend and you had […]
Continue ReadingSeeking God’s Intervention – October 8, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 8, 2017 Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-14; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 A man had worked all of his life, saved all his money, and was a real miser. He told his wife, “When I die, I want you to […]
Continue ReadingSteps Up To Heaven – October 1, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT St. Michael and All Angels October 1, 2017 Genesis 28:10-17; Revelation 12:7-12; John 1:47-51; Psalm 103:19-22 Christ, the glory of the holy angels, Maker of all things, Ruler of all nations, Grant of thy mercy Unto us thy servants Steps up to heaven. Amen. […]
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